Now the work begins, but how do you start a church? I have to admit I was struggling with the overwhelming job ahead of us. When I asked James what the plan was, he shared that he and David had decided that we should spend a week in prayer.
I cannot tell you the peace that filled my soul upon hearing this news. How can we go wrong when we start by seeking Him?
Well, last week was our week of prayer. Every afternoon while our two oldest kids were at school, we would meet for prayer. It was such a great time of fellowship as we came to our Savior and prayed over the contacts we had made and sought the Lord's direction for His work here.
It was so neat to see God leading us as the week progressed. We were able to finalize our tract and have it printed.
We began work translating a 6-week Bible study through the book of Mark that we will use to present the Gospel to unbelievers. We don't know all the steps to planting a church but we know the first few steps and we are taking them.
1. Always we be ready to meet someone new and have a tract ready to leave with them.
2. If the opportunity is there, share the Gospel in a short, concise manner.
3. Invite people to 6-week Bible studies which explains the Gospel
4. Follow-up
5. Pray, Pray, Pray!
Please pray for us as Saturday is our big day of passing out invitations for our first series of Bible studies for unbelievers.
Pray that interested people will come.
Pray that God will use us for His glory here.
3 comments:
I'm praying for you tonight.
Chris, is the Bible study you are translating "Christianity Explained"? WOW! What a great idea for James and David to undertake!! Maybe they have already thought of that, but they should send their translation of 2 Ways to Live to Matthias Media -- I bet they would love to publish it! Also, do they get Christianity Explained from Good Book Company? I have a friend who works for them -- for all their work, they should have it published! Well, that's the way I think about things, because I'm in the book world!
So encouraging to hear about your prayer time together and your plans for now. I will pray that the Lord will prosper your efforts and build His church by drawing His people to Himself!
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